Three Veils

Three Veils
Original film poster
Directed by
Written by
Produced by	Jeremy Elliott Fahmi Farouk Farahat Yusuf Yenil Brad Hagen Mohannad Malas Ahmad Zahra
Starring	Sheetal Sheth Mercedes Masöhn
Cinematography	John Frost
Edited by	Fahmi Farouk Farahat
Music by	Vicente Avella
Release date	March 9, 2011 (2011-03-09) (Portland Women's Film Festival)
Running time	117 min
Country	United States
Language	English

Three Veils is a 2011 film written and directed by and starring Sheetal Sheth, Angela Zahra and Mercedes Masöhn. The film is notable for featuring a lesbian character. Selbak herself is a lesbian.^[1] It has won several awards.

Plot summary[]

Three Veils is about three young Middle-Eastern women living in the U.S, each with their own personal story. Leila (Mercedes Masöhn) is engaged to be married, however as the wedding night approaches, she becomes less and less sure. Amira (Angela Zahra) is a devout Muslim, but is dealing with her deep repressed lesbian feelings. Nikki (Sheetal Sheth) is acting out her promiscuity as she battles her own demons after a tragic death in the family. As the film progresses, all three stories unfold and blend into each other as connections are revealed between the three women.

Cast[]

• Sheetal Sheth as Nikki
• Angela Zahra as Amira
• Mercedes Masöhn as Leila
• Madeleine Tabar as Samira
• Erick Avari as Mr. Qasim
• Garen Boyajian as Jamal
• Christopher Maleki as Mehdi
• Sammy Sheik as Ali
• Andrew J. Ferranti as Hafiz
• Silvi Sebastian as Aunt Fatima
• Desmond Faison as Wes
• Andria Carpenter as Little Nikki
• Lexi Greene as Little Amira
• Chelsea Gray as Shoshana
• Anne Bedian as Farridah

References[]

External links[]

• Official website
• Three Veils at IMDb

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